BMW i/X/3/5/7 up to 2018 Head Unit HU_NBT protection mechanism

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in BMW i, X, 3, 5 and 7 up to 2018 (Vehicle Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Head Unit HU_NBT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-693. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Head Unit HU_NBT (aka Infotainment) component on BMW i Series, BMW X Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, and BMW 7 Series vehicles produced in 2012 through 2018 allows a local attack when a USB device is plugged in.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was published 05/31/2018 with Tencent (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9312 since 04/05/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2020). Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104258). Similar entries are available at 118484, 118486, 118488 and 118489.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-693
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Advisory: securityfocus.com
Organization: Tencent
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9312 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104258 - Multiple BMW Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 06/01/2018 09:23 AM
Updated: 02/10/2020 05:37 PM
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